A cat led a kind person to a tub of kittens she'd looked after. She was so happy to finally have help. Taylor and her kittensSparkleCatRescueA week ago, Christina L., an animal rescuer, spotted a friendly stray cat running across a parking lot. She followed her and was stunned by what she discovered.She saw a younger cat lying beside a tiny kitten. About two feet away sat a plastic tub turned into a makeshift shelter for feral cats. In it, there were two litters of kittens being looked after by...
I get sentimental on Election Day. Maybe I am naïve, but I still believe the people we choose to represent us, from county surveyor all the way up to President of the United States, matter. To believe in elections, I must resist the temptation to be cynical. It is too easy to dismiss elections with
“When being happy was cool.” It’s a simple five-word comment that I recently came across on YouTube about a video of young people club dancing in the 1980s. The dancers do, indeed, look happy, with colorful clothes, fun haircuts, and self-confident smiles. There is a lot of cultural and spiritual meaning in those words. There […]
Embrace the Past, Inspire the Future: PBN’s Preservation Celebration As the fresh blooms of May herald the arrival of spring, PBN invites you to embark on a journey through time and []
A long and happy retirement takes more than just money. Here are seven things happy retirees do – besides dutifully saving the money they’ll need to quit the 9-to-5 grind.
Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch, P.O. Box 974, Brainerd, MN, 56401.
Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch, P.O. Box 974, Brainerd, MN, 56401.
Wishing all mothers in fact or mothers of invention a restful Sunday — except for Sen. Katie Britt (R-Gilead). Also a note about a comments system change.
More than a decade after the hit movie was released, a Happy Gilmore sequel is finally in the works. Netflix announced in May 2024 that there would be a Happy Gilmore 2, with Adam Sandler reprising his role. The cult classic released in 1996, followed the story of an unsuccessful ice hockey player (Sandler) who discovered a talent for golf and competes in a golfing tournament to save his grandmother’s home from foreclosure. Alongside Sandler, the sports comedy also starred Christopher...
In this Pet of the Week, CMPD Animal Care & Control, is featuring two kittens!
If you saw a bacchanal of film connoisseurs and terminally online people running through the streets and shouting “We’re so back!” this morning, there’s a good reason for it. After 40-odd years, a couple of vineyard sales, a lot of behind-the-scenes chaos, reports of difficulty finding a buyer, and some extremely awesome character name reveals, the first real teaser for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is finally out in the world, and—if this writer has anything to say about it—we are, indeed,...